Minnesota National Guard
1st Battalion,
151st Field Artillery

Information About The Deployment

1-151 Field Artillery deployment overview


Unit Information

The 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery (1-151 FA) is a Minnesota Army National Guard battalion headquartered in Montevideo. The 1-151 FA provides combatant commanders with a trained and ready force; additionally, the 1-151 FA is prepared to support the State of Minnesota with troops capable of assisting in a disaster.

There are six major units in the 1-151 FA: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery in Montevideo; Battery A in Marshall; Battery B in Madison and Olivia; Battery C in Morris and Ortonville; Battery E in Anoka and the 175th Forward Support Company in Appleton.

In January 2009, Lt. Col. Scott St. Sauver announced that the 1-151 FA would be deploying in April for about one year to Kuwait/Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.




Community Connections

Unit Address: 711 S 17th St, Montevideo MN 56265
Unit Telephone: 320.269.9284
Recruiter Telephone: 320.269.0959 or 1-800-GO-GUARD

Montevideo armory, January 2009
Map

Unit Patch spacer Unit Crest
Unit Command Structure

Joint Force Headquarters
- 84th Troop Command
- - 1-151 FIELD ARTILLERY
- - - - HQ & Headquarters Battery
- - - - Battery A
- - - - Battery B
- - - - Battery C
- - - - Battery E
- - - - 175th Forward Support Co



Commander CSM
Lt. Col. Lowell Kruse
Commander,
1-151 FA
Command Sgt. Maj. Erik
Arne

CSM,
1-151 FA

Command Information

The TAG's Corner

The CSM's Corner
Major Unit Equipment

M198 Towed Howitzer

High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled vehicle (HMMWWV)

Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP)

AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Radar

See the list of major equipment used by the Minnesota National Guard.

Unit Occupational Specialties

13B, Cannon Crewmember

13D, Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data Systems Specialist

13F, Fire Support Specialist

See the complete list of specialties in the Minnesota National Guard.

Unit Links

www.151FA.org

http://iraqifreedom2009.blogspot.com

Internal Unit Web Page

Nordic Thunder newsletter


Featured in the News

April 5, 2009: "Communities gather to send off Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery," West Central Tribune

April 5, 2009: "Support and Sacrifice," Marshall Independent

April 4, 2009: "4 Guard Deployment Ceremonies held in Minn," WCCO-TV

April 4, 2009: "560 National Guard Soldiers get raucous sendoff," West Central Tribune

April 4, 2009: "Area National Guard Soldiers head to Iraq," News 12 - KEYC

April 2, 2009: "Send-off for Marshall Guard members is Saturday," Marshall Independent

March 28, 2009: "Guard troops, families honored at deployment ceremony," Morris Sun Tribune

Featured in NorthStar GUARD Online

NorthStar GUARD Online: June 19, 2009
Another Deployment for Busy Guard Family

NorthStar GUARD Online: April 6, 2009
1-151 FA Readies for Deployment

PRESS RELEASE: April 2, 2009
Minnesota National Guard hosts four more Deployment Ceremonies for 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery

PRESS RELEASE: March 26, 2009
Minnesota National Guard hosts first three Deployment Ceremonies for 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery

NorthStar GUARD Online: August 21, 2007
Guard supports flood relief efforts in southeastern Minn.

Ripley Reporter: July 22, 2007
Operation Make a Wish


NorthStar GUARD Online: January 9, 2007
New Command, New Opportunity at 1-151 Field Artillery - Photo Gallery


NorthStar GUARD Online: August 12, 2006
PHOTO GALLERY: 1-151 and 1-175 Veteran's Reunion

 
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